Lesson 3, 4, and 5 Review

In Lesson 3, we talked about cultural learning styles and Learning Styles.  Here, use these links to help you remember the differences between your home country's writing style and writing in the US.  Also, you can review your personality test to remember what kind of writer you are.

Writing Across Borders

Learning Style Quiz

In Lesson 4, we talked about brainstorming techniques and outlining.  We talked about thesis statements a little.

To brainstorm, you can use Listing, Free-writing, or Clustering.  There are other techniques you can use as well.  If you find a better way to think about ideas for your essays, go ahead and use it.

Here are links to the different pages you should use to help you review these techniques.

Outlining an Essay

Example Outline

Outline Template

Today we talked about Introductions and Conclusions.  Here are the points you should remember.  Practice writing both introductions and conclusions with these in mind:

In Lesson 5, we talked about Introductions and Conclusions

Introductions Powerpoint

A.  Present interesting/surprising facts, statistics, stories, and anecdotes

B.   Ask intriguing questions

C.   Use a fitting quotation or saying

D.  Define a key term

Remember to use coherence and unity.  Avoid ambiguity or too much detail.  Use short sentences.  Use good grammar structure and punctuation.

Conclusions Powerpoint

A.  Challenge the reader

B.   Pose a rhetorical question

C.   Echo the introduction

D.  Use an anecdote or witticism that emphasizes or sums up the main point of the essay

E.   State positive (or negative) results of following (or not following) the thesis

F.    Use a forecast based on the article’s advice

G.  Use a quotation from the authority that emphasizes or sums up the point of the essay.